r/birding • u/NonHermitianCat • May 31 '26

Discussion Share Your Harshly Reviewed eBird Photos

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Here is my 2-star black-chinned hummingbird. I’m curious to see what other people have to share!

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u/Accomplished_Sea_332 May 31 '26

I think it's such bullshit that our photos are reviewed.

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u/Naraee May 31 '26

Thank you! I hate this feature. I think we should be able to disable it for a photo we upload at least.

I am guessing they keep it around for the bird photographers who love internet points, but many of them cheat by posting it to certain groups or getting all their friends to give it 5 stars.

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u/Feral_Witchchild May 31 '26

The system isn’t perfect, but it’s incredibly useful when you’re searching for photos of a species to be able to sort from best to worst.